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The Jason Rantz Show

AM 770 KTTHmynorthwest.com

Jason Rantz is Seattle’s fresh, contemporary conservative voice. Young and urban, passionate and bold, Rantz is outnumbered by the Progressive chorus, yet refuses to ignore the conservative principles at the core of America’s greatness. Prolific on-air and online, Rantz knows he’s outnumbered in Seattle, but he’s never shy to be outspoken about it.

Episodes

Hour 1: Thunder and hail in Seattle area, more info on signal-gate, NPR CEO grilled

Thunder and hail are expected to hit the greater Seattle area tonight. And there’s even a very small possibility of a tornado. More Teslas are being targeted locally. Seattle has passed a new ordinance that requires certain security measures for late-night lounges. // A federal appeals court refused to put a stay on a lower court’s ruling against Trump’s deportation flights. We’re getting more clarity on the Trump Administration’s leaked signal chat. // Th...

Mar 27, 202548 min

Hour 3: WA police try to keep popular gun, Jasmine Crockett's despicable comments, guest Tim Eyman

Washington police departments are pushing back against efforts to ban a popular firearm for officers. Costco is preparing to deal with the affects of tariffs. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) called for violence against Republicans. // LongForm: GUEST: Tim Eyman explains why he was removed from a hearing on House Bill 1296 regarding the parents’ bill of rights. // Quick Hit: Equal Pay Day 2025 is based on a myth and left-wing talking point.  ...

Mar 26, 202549 min

Hour 2: UW lab tech in ICE custody, Metro fare enforcement is back, guest Cliff Mass

Local media is lobbying hard for a UW lab tech that has been detained by ICE to be released. King County Metro says they’re actually going start making riders pay their fare. Guest: UW atmospherics professor Cliff Mass on the possibility of thunderstorms and a tornado tomorrow. // Big Local: The Stanwood police chief is responding to community opposition to license plate cameras. A popular music venue in Redmond could be on its last legs. Hundreds of homeless shelter beds in Tacoma are in ...

Mar 26, 202550 min

Hour 1: WA gas tax hike, leaked Signal chat, kudos to Gov. Ferguson

Washingtonians should get ready to pay even more for gas prices. Exclusive: City of Shoreline responds to “Coffee with a Cop” controversy. We learned more today about the leaked Signal chat from Trump’s national security team. // Bob Ferguson reversed parole decision of Timothy Pauley. The Trump Administration has offered another reason to deport pro-Hamas protester Mahmoud Khalil. // Jason is excited about a new action flick. The Seattle Times lobbed a ridiculous att...

Mar 26, 202549 min

Hour 3: Seattle Tesla owners going to new lengths, guest Pastor Keith Carpenter, Axios immigrant lies

You’ll never believe how a child predator in Seattle was caught. Some Tesla owners in Seattle are going to great lengths to hide the kind of vehicle they drive. Tim Eyman got booted from a hearing on Washington’s Parents’ Bill of Rights. A restaurant in Marsyville says they are owed over 20 grand from Uber Eats. // LongForm: GUEST: Keith Carpenter owns Pilgrim Coffee and after pushback from activists the city of Shoreline canceled “Coffee with a Cop” at his shop. //...

Mar 25, 202550 min

Hour 2: WA tax hikes, guest Sheriff Derek Sanders, Chik-fil-a comes to Tacoma Dome

Washington Democrats have proposed tax hikes for all in their latest budget. The White House allegedly accidentally leaked national security conversations to journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.  Guest: Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders on how the obsession with protecting inmates has led to more drugs in our prisons. // Big Local: A Gold Bar family had to evade bullets in a house fire that killed 20 of their pet snakes. There was an officer-involved shooting in Spanaway this morning. Chik-fil-...

Mar 25, 202548 min

Hour 1: Obese inmates smuggling drugs, Charles Barkley gaffe, Magnolia cougar

Obese inmates are smuggling fentanyl into jails thanks to new policy. A Seattle woman is filing a claim after a she was nearly run over by a King County Metro bus. Charles Barkley gave viewers a hilarious moment of honesty during March Madness. // Dow Constantine has been chosen as the new Sound Transit CEO. Trump’s Executive Order establishing English as the official language is causing a stir among some tribal leaders in Eastern Washington. The EPA is cutting off funds to Stacey Abr...

Mar 25, 202549 min

Hour 3: Tesla driver berated in public, Rep. Kat Cammack, Main universities agree to keep trans athletes out of women's sports

What’s Trending: A woman driving a Tesla in Lynwood was harassed by another driver in a road rage incident. Social security customers are up in arms as DOGE closes more offices. Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660 million over the Dakota Access pipeline protests. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Florida) breaks down department of education dismantling and how she hopes to defund NPR // Quick Hit: Main universities agree to keep transgender athletes out of women’...

Mar 22, 202545 min

Hour 2: Navigating Seattle March Madness traffic, Lynwood Onlyfans saga put to rest, Fridays with Jake Skorheim

What’s Trending: A woman in Belltown was stabbed in the face by a homeless person and is now in the hospital. WA lawmakers are eyeing salary cuts for state employees to try and climb out of a budget deficit. Chris Sullivan from the KIRO traffic desk gives you a guide to navigating Seattle March Madness traffic. // Big Local: Alleged Lego thief in University place has been arrested. The Lynnwood Onlyfans saga has finally come to a close after the open council seat has been filled. Renton co...

Mar 22, 202541 min

Hour 1: Washington Lawmakers considering electronically tracking sex offenders, Tim Walz doesn't understand education, and General Mill's sounding the alarm

What’s Trending: Liberal activists are organizing groups to derail local political meetings in protest of Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE. Today President Trump announced that Boeing will be building the next generation of fighter jets for the US Airforce. Washington lawmakers are considering electronic monitoring for sex offenders. // Jason is in first place in the Bonneville office NCAA bracket pool. He lets you the listener in on his ultimate strategy for the perfect bracket. And...

Mar 22, 202547 min

Hour 3: Newcastle Mayor claps back at ignorant public commenter, Guest Ann Davison, Progressives versus Tesla

What’s Trending: The Newcastle Mayor received national attention for his response to an ignorant public commenter at a town hall meeting. A shootout at a Federal Way gas station was caught on surveillance video. School zone cameras in this Edgewood are bringing in $500,000 per year, but where does the money go? // LongForm: GUEST: Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison // Quick Hit: Progressives take on Tesla  ...

Mar 21, 202546 min

Hour 2: Lake Washington School District under Federal investigation, Vancouver WA might be getting a lot bigger, and this Jeopardy question had us stumped

What’s Trending: The Lake Washington School District is under Federal investigation for allegedly allowing and even supporting antisemitism. Media Bias: Mediaite’s coverage of a joke made by JD Vance is making it seem like he is slandering Kamala Harris. The executive institute that held an office standoff against DOGE, the United Institute of Peace, is “on the right path” after a judge’s court order. Actress Gal Gadot’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony was del...

Mar 21, 202547 min

Hour 1: Democrats propose bill to protect Child Predators, Donald Trump dismantles the DOE, Egg prices are coming back to earth

What’s Trending: Washington Democrats are proposing a new state bill that could protect child sex seekers from “net nanny stings”, what are their true motives? Jimmy Kimmell had his eyes set on this Washington State school during the start of March Madness. // Today Donald Trump signed a piece of legislation that starts the dismantling of the Department of Education while appointing a new department secretary, Linda McMahon. Jason explains why this is not nearly as big of ...

Mar 21, 202546 min

Hour 3: Seattle approves SODO housing, Arlington jewelry scam, guest Mike Mansanarez

There was an officer-involved-shooting in West Seattle. The Seattle City Council signed off a new plan to build workforce housing in SODO. An outreach team from a group called ‘We Deliver Care’ will begin operating in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood. There’s a fake jewelry scam going around Arlington. // LongForm: GUEST:Deputies with the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) are sounding the alarm over a lack of staffing. Mike Mansanarez, the president of the King Coun...

Mar 20, 202547 min

Hour 2: WA deficit grows, WSDOT removes sloth from freeway, Ice Cream nachos at M's games

Washington’s budget deficit continues to grow. Washington has some of the worst roads in the country. Seattle is expanding its ‘CARE’ teams throughout more of the city. A popular sushi restaurant in Seattle has been forced to close due to health code violations. // A giant stuffed sloth was removed from the freeway near Bellingham by WSDOT. A man in Kent was arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap his girlfriend. A hallucinogenic drug lab was operating close to Spokane sch...

Mar 20, 202548 min

Hour 1: WA Dem defends gutting parents bill of rights, guest Rep. Dan Newhouse, Starbucks changes

Democrat State Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self defended her decision to back the bill that gutted Washington’s parental bill of rights. The Trump administration is freezing $175 million in federal funds to UPenn for continuing to allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. There was a strange incident out of Fife where it appears people may have falsely posed as ICE agents at a Ukrainian grocery store. There was an awkward moment in the Oregon state legislature when a ...

Mar 20, 202547 min

Hour 3: ICE arrests in Spokane, SPD oversight agency mishandeld complaints, guest Rep. Michael Baumgartner

Activists are upset that Tren de Aragua gang members (alleged) arrested by ICE in Spokane. Rantz Exclusive: Seattle Police oversight agency mishandled ‘significant number’ of bias complaints, says city. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner on the town hall disruptions -- planned by “unhinged lunatics” //   Quick Hit: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is getting flack from Democrats who no longer have faith in his ability to lead the party....

Mar 19, 202547 min

Hour 2: King County staffing shortage, guest Josh Hammer, Everett electric buses fail

The King County Sheriff’s Office is facing a staffing shortage. Patty Murray and the Democrats are spreading more baseless lies about Trump’s position on medicare and medicaid. Guest: Josh Hammer on his new book  Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West. // Big Local: Everett is reverting back to diesel buses after their electric buses experienced repeated failures. Live coverage of NASA’s news conference. // You Pick the Topi...

Mar 19, 202547 min

Hour 1: Michael Baumgartner town hall, SODO housing debate, astronauts rescued

Congressman Michael Baumgartner faced opposition at his town hall -- which was very clearly staged by the Left. The SODO housing debate continues. Washington libraries are afraid they might be affected by cuts from the Trump Administration, but who even uses libraries anymore? Women’s tennis star Iga Swiatek is getting heat for slamming a ball at a ball boy during a match. // The two astronauts that were stranded in space for the last 9 months have finally returned to Earth. // M...

Mar 19, 202548 min

Hour 3: Ex-con arrested in massive drug bust, Trump deportations, guest Andrea Suarez

An ex-con that received clemency from former Washington Governor Jay Inslee was arrested for possessing a massive amount of fentanyl. An activist judge attempted to stop the Trump Administration violent illegal aliens over the weekend. Trump has pulled Secret Service protection for Hunter Biden. // LongForm: GUEST:  We Heart Seattle’s Andrea Suarez on the epidemic of vacant lots in King County being taken over by homeless people. // Quick Hit:  A Seattle Transit Activist wants go...

Mar 18, 202547 min

Hour 2: WA gas prices, Seattle Mayor's Office allegations, Bellevue coyote euthanized

Washingtonians are feeling pain at the pump as gas prices are well above the national average. Also, you might be getting charged more than you should be for gas. The former Deputy Mayor of Seattle had some explosive allegations about the Mayor’s office. Rep. Jasmine Crockett would not commit to endorsing AOC over Chuck Schumer for Democrat leadership. // Big Local: A coyote that was behind multiple attacks in Bellevue was euthanized. The Lynnwood City Council had a heated meeting on the f...

Mar 18, 202548 min

Hour 1: Richland teacher scandal, hatchet attack in Seattle, bad polling for Dems

Richland School District has dismissed a substitute teacher for allegedly making Nazi salutes. A 50-year-old man is in custody after stabbing someone with a hatchet in Seattle. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) made very demeaning remarks about illegal immigrants. // Far-left journalist Michael Wolff has come out of the woodwork with a new book and claims he is being blacklisted. Trump says that many of Biden’s pardons should be voided because he signed them with autopen. Chuck Schumer say...

Mar 18, 202547 min

Rantz Rewind: March 15, 2019

What’s Trending: A dangerous homeless encampment is threatening I-5, Jason reviews, ‘Five Feet Apart,’ and Tom went down to the student Climate Change strike in Seattle. \\ Fred Burton with Stratfor calls in to talk about the attack at the New Zealand Mosque that killed 49 people. \\ Bernie Sanders cuts himself in the shower and a woman at the Climate Change student strike says Trump is militarizing White Supremacists. 

Mar 15, 202513 min

Hour 3: Another Tesla attack, Maxine Waters says Trump wants Civil War, guest Sen. Chris Gildon

There’s been yet another Tesla attack, this time in Capitol Hill. UW and WSU were among the 50 colleges that are being investigated by the Trump Administration for DEI policies. California Congresswoman Maxine Waters says Donald Trump wants to start a Civil War. // LongForm: GUEST: Senator Chris Gildon (R-Puyallup) is proposing a new state budget that would address the deficit without raising taxes. // Quick Hit:  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is visiting the Boeing plant in Ren...

Mar 15, 202548 min

Hour 2: WA lunch minimum, guest Reagan Dunn, Bellevue coyote attacks

Washington is mandating a 20 minute minimum for elementary school lunches. Seattle Fire Department doesn’t seem to be demolishing derelict buildings like it’s supposed to. Washington AG Nick Brown is backing Perkins Coie lawfirm in a suit against Trump. Guest: King County Councilmember Regan Dunn wants to zero out funding for the Restorative Community Pathways program and use the savings for police and prosecutors. // Big Local: The “controversial” cross that was to ...

Mar 15, 202546 min

Hour 1: Shutdown watch, WA school funding, SpaceX rescue mission

It appears we are not headed towards a government shutdown. According to Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal, funding for schools have seen a sharp decline. // Tonight SpaceX will attempt to rescue the astronauts that have been stuck in space since last June. // A beloved seal at the Seattle aquarium died at the age of 39.

Mar 15, 202547 min

Bonus Rantz with Guy Benson

Jason Rantz stopped by the "Guy Benson Show" on KTTH to discuss the media bias around DOGE job cuts. He also gives an update on some PNW madness. 

Mar 14, 202513 min

Hour 3: Lunar eclipse, Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, guest Chris Sullivan

How much of tonight’s lunar eclipse will Washingtonians be able to see? Russia has agreed in principle to ceasefire. US soccer is cracking down on abuse of youth referees. // LongForm: GUEST:  Chris Sullivan on the latest text toll scan. // Quick Hit: The Washington Supreme Court just ruled on a case that could impact self-service retail.

Mar 14, 202547 min

Hour 2: Small win for parental rights, what is middle class in Washington?, Lynnwood council appointee withdraws,

Washington Democrats conceded on some parental rights issues in a new bill. State Senator Chris Gildon has proposed a new budget that would not require tax hikes. Transgender Rep. Sarah McBride says Republicans are weird for focusing on gender ideology. What does it take to be ‘middle class’ in Washington? // Big Local: Lynnwood council appointee Jessica Roberts has withdrawn her name from consideration due to her OnlyFans controversy. Thieves broke into a pot shop in Maple Valley. /...

Mar 14, 202548 min

Hour 1: Bill would prevent people overdosing from being arrested, Hamasniks storm Trump Tower, Seattle parking

Olympia Democrats want to prevent criminals that are overdosing from being arrested. Will the federal government go into a shutdown? Guest: Tesla owner who had his cybertruck tagged with a swastika. // Hundreds of Pro-Palestinian protesters stormed into Trump Tower today in opposition to the deportation of pro-Hamas activist Mahmoud Khalil. // It’s insanely expensive to park in Seattle.

Mar 14, 202547 min